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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 751357" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Beta</p><p></p><p>Maybe if he gets in trouble with the law that will help project him to where he needs to be to get some help. Not that any of us want our children to be in trouble with the law but I think it helps us to realize (and maybe even them too) that they cannot live the way they live in society. Society has rules and even if they are able to run all over us, they are not able to get away with it in the "real world".</p><p></p><p>I think of my good friend that just lost her son to a heroin overdose a month ago. He was able to work delivering pizza to support his habit while he lived with her. He never stole a dollar from her. She left her purse out every night. On another note, he never was able to pay his car payment so she continued to do that although she could not afford it, eventually stopped doing it, and now her credit is ruined because she cosigned. She was not able to deal with his addiction so did nothing for a long time and let him continue to use in her home.</p><p></p><p>Now my son, who had a pill addiction, DID steal from us. He did break into our safe, steal a lot of money, sold his coin collection, and many things that he pawned that we had bought for him, to support his habit. He did get into trouble with the law many times. But since I nor anyone in my family had ever done anything illegal, this was eye opening for me (and very scary, shameful and disturbing to name a few). It made it all more serious. We couldn't ignore it any longer.</p><p></p><p>So I'm glad my son got into legal trouble. I think that I needed that to help me take some action. </p><p></p><p>Let nature take its course.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 751357, member: 15032"] Beta Maybe if he gets in trouble with the law that will help project him to where he needs to be to get some help. Not that any of us want our children to be in trouble with the law but I think it helps us to realize (and maybe even them too) that they cannot live the way they live in society. Society has rules and even if they are able to run all over us, they are not able to get away with it in the "real world". I think of my good friend that just lost her son to a heroin overdose a month ago. He was able to work delivering pizza to support his habit while he lived with her. He never stole a dollar from her. She left her purse out every night. On another note, he never was able to pay his car payment so she continued to do that although she could not afford it, eventually stopped doing it, and now her credit is ruined because she cosigned. She was not able to deal with his addiction so did nothing for a long time and let him continue to use in her home. Now my son, who had a pill addiction, DID steal from us. He did break into our safe, steal a lot of money, sold his coin collection, and many things that he pawned that we had bought for him, to support his habit. He did get into trouble with the law many times. But since I nor anyone in my family had ever done anything illegal, this was eye opening for me (and very scary, shameful and disturbing to name a few). It made it all more serious. We couldn't ignore it any longer. So I'm glad my son got into legal trouble. I think that I needed that to help me take some action. Let nature take its course. [/QUOTE]
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